Tag: eth
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Blockchain Bites: Goldman Sachs Investigates Crypto Custody, Solving the Blockchain ‘Trilemma’
Also: Coinbase plans infrastructure updates to prevent outages during periods of volatility.
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Bitcoin News Roundup for Jan. 18, 2021
With BTC hovering around $36,000 and Iran’s government blaming miners for recent blackouts, CoinDesk’s Market’s Daily is back with the latest news roundup.
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How Polkadot project StaFi brings liquidity to staked assets like DOT and ETH2
Massive amounts of capital are locked in staked crypto assets. But a relatively new platform is making those markets both tradeable and liquid. Enter StaFi StaFi, founded in 2020 and built on Polkadot, is among the first-ever decentralized protocols that help unlock the liquidity of staked assets via its own platform. This means users can…
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Crypto Prices Consolidate, Handful of Altcoin Markets Pop, Bitcoin Accumulation Addresses Rise
The price of bitcoin and a number of digital assets have been consolidating this week, after a number of crypto markets dropped over 25% the week prior. The entire crypto-economy is hovering just below the $1 trillion mark at $987 billion, gaining 1.3% during the last 24 hours. Crypto Asset Markets Consolidate A good number…
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Have I Already Missed My Time To Buy Bitcoin?
It’s easy to see the bitcoin price go up and feel like you’ve missed the boat. However, many individuals and institutions believe that Bitcoin is just now starting to heat up. So what is driving the price of bitcoin so high, and how could it continue to rise beyond these levels? The best place to…
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Nvidia May Restart Production of Crypto Mining GPUs if Demand Sufficient
Selling dedicated crypto cards would alleviate pressure on Nvidia’s consumer models.
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Gary Gensler Named as Joe Biden’s SEC Chair Pick
Gary Gensler has taught courses about blockchain at MIT.
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This company is bringing DeFi to 140 million users thanks to a $50 million round of venture capital
Alameda Research, the company behind the FTX exchange, has led a funding round that raised $50 million to create a DeFi ecosystem on Maps.me, an offline mapping application. The funding will enable a multi-currency wallet to be launched on the Maps.me platform, unlocking decentralized payments for the app’s 140 million users. Popular offline mapping app…
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DeFi lending and borrowing, explained
As DeFi protocols continue to garner mainstream traction, here’s an introduction to how lending and borrowing work on these platforms.
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Huobi Global Connects to European Banking System via UK’s BCB Group
The crypto exchange is partnering with BCB Group to get instant GBP and euro settlement for its customers.